GDT: 2/21/13 7PM Bowl of Oates: Gretzky's Mickey Mices vs. Adonis Leonsis' Frankfurters

[BrooklynCapsFan]

You guys ready to do this again in two days? Bright spot is that it's a noon game and you can find a way to salvage your day after the Caps get cranked again by the Devils.

They're gonna be so hungover.

 

[ForzaItalia]

3-2 Blue Jackets!

Caps now dead last in the NHL standings.

 

[Langway]

3-2 Blue Jackets!

Caps now dead last in the NHL standings.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Jones or Mackinnon?

 

[dillyboy93]

Anyone else see this? I got a good laugh out of it hahah

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Don't be scared to be a Washington Capital RT @<a href="https://twitter.com/mackinnon9">mackinnon9</a>: Don't be scared to be great</p>&mdash; Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) <a href="https://twitter.com/ngreenberg/status/304788718810701824">February 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[swimmer77]

Carlson improved his on "ice for goals against" number tonight.

Did they play "correctly"?

Hard to shake the penalty reputation once it's well established. Oh well - gave the PK some good work.

 

[troyerlaw]

the Caps got dominated at ES in that game. They were lucky it ended up as close as it did, even with calls the way they were.

They dominated us ES in 1st, but i thought we had the advantage ES in 2nd. Quality of our scoring chances was certainly better than theirs in 2nd. As for 3rd, there was hardly any ES time to speak of.

I wouldn't describe the Capitals as 'lucky' in any respect in that game.

 

[txpd]

honestly, after that display i am po'd that i spent money on centre ice. fire whoever. i really dont need anymore of this stuff this year.

 

[um]

Tell you what....find us another superstar first, then we can trade Ovechkin. I guess you miss the days where Halpern was near the top of the team scoring.


His salary isn't a burden for a team who isn't capped.

Stop with the mythology.

ovechkin is a superstar? hes a pretty good first liner...

and for a team with horrible ownership and management theres no way we win anything without spending to the cap

 

[ForzaItalia]

honestly, after that display i am po'd that i spent money on centre ice. fire whoever. i really dont need anymore of this stuff this year.

Damn. You know it's over when txpd is throwing in the towel.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Both Chimera and Wolski benched again late in the game.

Unless he's hurt, I don't see any reason to not give Mojo a shot to redeem himself next game.

 

[Capitlols]

The sad part is if they could put together a small winning streak, say of three games, they could still be within reach of the division crown. That doesn't seem likely.

 

[sunnydaycrash]

Both Chimera and Wolski benched again late in the game.

Unless he's hurt, I don't see any reason to not give Mojo a shot to redeem himself next game.

Dumbfounding how despite their benching, they seem to find their way back on to the same lines every practice and game. Chimera's benchings haven't affected his 1st line status

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Both Chimera and Wolski benched again late in the game.

Unless he's hurt, I don't see any reason to not give Mojo a shot to redeem himself next game.

He's hurt. According to the WaPo, he hasn't skated this week.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

The sad part is if they could put together a small winning streak, say of three games, they could still be within reach of the division crown. That doesn't seem likely.

But they'd need all four in front of them to choke for an extended period too.

It's extremely unlikely.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

He's hurt. According to the WaPo, he hasn't skated this week.

Well that would explain it.

Dumbfounding how despite their benching, they seem to find their way back on to the same lines every practice and game. Chimera's benchings haven't affected his 1st line status

I guess there are just no other forwards to play, given Laich and Mojo are hurt. Otherwise, yeah, it's inexplicable.

At this point, call up Garrett Mitchell or Mattias Sjogren and see what they've got, if anything. Place Johansson retroactively on the IR and there's your roster spot.

 

[tycoonheart]

Damn. You know it's over when txpd is throwing in the towel.

Was just about to say that.

Haha.

Now if Randy and Bob both are the same way... its REAAAALLLYYY over.

 

[IafrateOvie34]

The McPhee dumpster dives have been awful.

Bellows and Joe Murphy were the two I can think of that helped in the past, but after that they have been pretty sad. James Black was able to get back into the NHL before he hurt himself. Indeed, he does like to dumpster dive.

 

[Capitlols]

Seriously though, worse case scenario they play good enough to finish 9th/10th in the East.

 

[troyerlaw]

The refs were calling borderline stuff that got the Caps 2 PP goals, why didn't you complain then?

To be fair, it wasn't just Caps fans who thought the refs botched that game.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1356823

 

[ForzaItalia]

The sad part is if they could put together a small winning streak, say of three games, they could still be within reach of the division crown. That doesn't seem likely.

Nah man. Before this they had won 3 of 4 and they were still in 29th place.

 

[Langway]

Seriously though, worse case scenario they play good enough to finish 9th/10th in the East.

Again, I just can't see this happening. This team is as mentally soft as they come. Couple that with poor top six forward balance, thin D, poor overall depth and inexperienced goaltending and you get garbage.

Even with all of OTT's injuries I think the current top ten in the East is pretty representative. There's just two points separating 10th from 11/12 but I think WPG, NYI, FLA, BUF & WSH are clearly the dregs of the Eastern Conference. It's just a matter of how poorly their habits will sink them among that bottom group.

 

[sunnydaycrash]

Well that would explain it.



I guess there are just no other forwards to play, given Laich and Mojo are hurt. Otherwise, yeah, it's inexplicable.

At this point, call up Garrett Mitchell or Mattias Sjogren and see what they've got, if anything. Place Johansson retroactively on the IR and there's your roster spot.

Totally agree, if they're not going to bring anything at this point, sit them and bring up some guys.....I'd love to see Mitchell get a shot.

 

[RandyHolt]

With no replays seems we got facked on calls

/hoarse
//drunk
///angry

 

[bishop12]

Is Ovy ever tickling the balls lately. So close...just finish already. He needs to stop rushing these glorious chances and look where he's shooting. But I love that he's getting these chances...break th damn already tho!!